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Best way to create different elevation (hills)
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You can try ADE, which will give you some elevation, but will look polygonal with sharp angles. If you have PS, you can try the sandbox tool, and create hills.
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Hi,
On the airport they are typically 3D models, since airports are in general flat. But if they are further away from the airport you can probably best make a new elevation BGL with resample that contains your hills, that's easier than trying to model them 3D.
On the airport they are typically 3D models, since airports are in general flat. But if they are further away from the airport you can probably best make a new elevation BGL with resample that contains your hills, that's easier than trying to model them 3D.
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Arno, I have been using Sketchup to create hills right next to the runway. Would using resample be more frame friendly? Also, the reason why I was using sketchup is that it allows me to hand place vegetation exactly where I want to on a particular hill. I don't have many pics on my ipad, but here is an idea of what I mean. This hill at the forefront right, with a pool house was done with sketchup, and I was able to hand place vegetation at different elevations and angles on that hill. Bernardo.
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If it's close to a runway, your current approach is probably best. Runways tend to flatten nearby terrain mesh. Also with terrain mesh (resample) you have less precise control over the shape than your current model shows.
